My name is Shannon. I’m a singer and songwriter living in Seattle. This is my happy place. May it be yours too.

November 30, 2009

My Cheese Ball Turkey

Do you like my cheese ball turkey? I'm so proud of him! This is what I made for my family's Thanksgiving celebration. I was trying to recreate this guy but my little bird turned out a bit different.

It was very simple to make. I took two pre-made cheese balls and formed them into one large one. The tricky part was the head. I sliced up a red pepper into two parts - one for the head and neck, the other for the wattle. I stuck them into the ball and placed whole pecans around the body. Then I took five feather-shaped crackers and decorated them with cheese for the back feathers. (I used a plastic sandwich bag filled with cheese whiz with the tip cut off). Finally, I used leftover cheese whiz to form two little eyes and a beak. Black peppercorns were used for the pupils. He's sitting in a bed of dried cranberries.

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Do you like my cheese ball turkey? I'm so proud of him! This is what I made for my family's Thanksgiving celebration. I was trying to recreate this guy but my little bird turned out a bit different.

It was very simple to make. I took two pre-made cheese balls and formed them into one large one. The tricky part was the head. I sliced up a red pepper into two parts - one for the head and neck, the other for the wattle. I stuck them into the ball and placed whole pecans around the body. Then I took five feather-shaped crackers and decorated them with cheese for the back feathers. (I used a plastic sandwich bag filled with cheese whiz with the tip cut off). Finally, I used leftover cheese whiz to form two little eyes and a beak. Black peppercorns were used for the pupils. He's sitting in a bed of dried cranberries.